Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Feb 23, 2018, Abbotsford
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on February 23, 2018 near Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: TSB: Ice and snow...
- Date: February 23, 2018
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: TSB: Ice and snow accumulation on the wings, failure to remove pre takeoff icing, and the pilot's continue decision led to an aerodynamic stall.
A Beechcraft King Air 100 took off from Abbotsford, British Columbia in moderate to heavy snow after sitting outside a hangar without anti ice treatment. It stalled shortly after the gear was retracted because of wing contamination, and struck terrain within the airport perimeter, destroying the aircraft. Four passengers and the pilot were seriously injured. The investigation cited ground icing, continuation bias and an incomplete airworthiness directive.